Your Footprint

When you take a step, your foot typically hits the ground heel first and rolls toward your toes, flattening the arch slightly. As you push off the ball of your foot, your arch springs back and does not touch the ground. That's how normal feet are supposed to work. Unfortunately, many feet aren't normal.

Over-pronation occurs if your foot rolls too much toward the inside. This can cause arch strain and pain

on the inside of the knee. Under-pronation occurs if your foot rolls too much to the outside; under-pronation can often lead to ankle sprains and stress fractures. You can relieve foot pain by compensating for these tendencies, but first you need to determine which way your feet roll.

One method for determining which kind of pronation you have is the watermark test: Put your feet into a bucket of water, then make footprints on a piece of dark paper. If your footprint looks like an oblong pancake with toes, you pronate excessively or have flat feet. Try molded-leather arch supports, which can be purchased in many drug stores. And when shopping for athletic shoes, ask a sales clerk for styles with "control" features – soles designed to halt that rolling-in motion. If arch supports or sports shoes don't help, contact our office about custom-molded orthotic shoe inserts.

If there's little or no connection in your footprint between the front part of the foot and the heel, you under-pronate or have a high arch. This means a lot of your weight is landing on the outside edge of your foot. Ask for "stability" athletic shoes, which are built with extra cushioning to remedy this problem. And if you are prone to ankle sprains , wear high-top athletic shoes that cover the foot and ankle snugly to minimize damage from twists.

Patient Reviews

We are currently open but on a reduced schedule for the time being. Our current hours are 9 A.M. – 5 P.M. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays and We’re Closed Wednesdays & Fridays.

Please be assured that we are taking several precautions to help prevent the spread of the virus and keep our patients and staff healthy.

Each exam room is being wiped down with an anti-viral before and after every patient. Our staff are wearing masks and utilizing gloves during the exams and we are spacing our appointments out to minimize the number of patients in the waiting area. Please note that all exam doors will remain open to avoid touching of the door handles.

We ask that you do your part to keep everyone safe as well. Please refrain from bringing extra family members to your appointments and re-schedule your appointment 2 weeks out if you have been exposed to the virus and/or are experiencing any signs or symptoms of being sick.

We are offering telemedicine visits for those that are unable or are uncomfortable with coming to your appointments. Please call the office to schedule a time to speak with your doctor.

We thank you for your continued support of the Mill Creek Foot & Ankle Clinic and look forward to being fully operational in the near future.